Sadie Came For a Morning Visit

A few weeks ago 2.5 yr. old Sadie came for her meet n greet. She is a happy girl, polite, well mannered and was accepted by The Princess MollyDawg. 

Our Lady May had been a bit under the weather during her visit, so we only introduced through a gated off room. We know Sadie is quite social and didn’t further an introduction that day. We figured Sadie would fit in just fine but decided another short visit might be a good idea. We wanted to be certain there was a good rapport established before mom had to leave town and needed Sadie at day care.

We chose a day when she would be our only visitor.
Sadie lives across the street from us, our Mollydawg and her often stand by their fences and say hello. In much the same fashion as Master Rookie used to do. (RIP dear Sire)
Sadie can see the dogs coming and going and frolicking in our yard. If I could read Sadie's mind, I think she might be thinking, "Gee mommy, can I go over there too please?" So today was her day. 

Fortunately, the weather has been cooperating and we were able to play outdoors.   We opened our main gate to Sadie, and she came bounding in like a little freight train.
We played together outside for awhile and Sadie had an opportunity to enjoy the smells of the yard with out interruption of any other dogs.  It didn't take her long to figure out they must be in doors and asked to go in.  We kept Lady May behind the x-pen for an added measure of safety. When it was clear there was no need for concern, the gate was removed.

She continued to use polite manners even when she was outdoors. She kept her distance and watched all the clear signals that were being offered.

Sadie - "Hi! Can I come out here too?"

Sadie is a happy, playful girl and is still learning how powerful her body is. We left her harness on for awhile and added a long lead for easy correction if needed.  Our Princess MollyDawg is recovering from a lump removal on her back-right leg, so it was important to keep her safe from any rough housing.

As soon as I removed the long lead from Sadie, it was like I threw a switch and her energy came bounding through.  Time to go into zoomie mode!  That's just fine it was a perfect day for it. I put the Royals in the house so Sadie could run and romp and let it all out with out having to be corrected.
Her favourite toys seemed to be the balls and the squeakies. Good! Cuz we have loads of those!
Sadie is on a restricted diet so praise came in the way of 1 kibble bit and loads of the verbal and physical kind. She didn't seem to mind at all and absorbed all the praise I gave her.
When we came back indoors Sadie said a quick hello and then settled for a short nap.

I don't have to sleep long though right?

She didn't stay laying beside her buddy The Princess for very long. I'm pretty sure she thought it was kinda boring.  She asked for my help getting past the 'Sleeping Sovereign'. Smart girl sweet Sadie! The phrase, 'don't poke the bear ' comes to mind.  She sauntered into the living room and discovered the toys.

Isn't there s'posed to be cookies inside this toy?

 A kong filled with a squeakie kept her so occupied that she actually rolled off the 4 in mat. I happened to be looking directly at her when she toppled and seriously, I laughed out loud!
What a funny sight it was. The little sweetie decided it was best to stay away from high places and resumed her chew time on the floor. If only I had it on video mode before she toppled!

Sadie- ((sigh)) good thing it was only 4 inches!"

Sadie tried out a few other mats and finally decided the best, (possibly safest) place to sleep was smack dab on the floor.  

Sadie - "I notice there are scatter pillows here. Is that in case I fall again?"

Resting but not ready for sleep

A true Lady position. Legs crossed and paws tucked under the chin.

We look forward to a day when Sadie will visit for a longer stay. She is certainly welcome at any time!
Please visit her Facebook album  Here - Sadie's Facebook Album